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鳥取大学大学院共同獣医学研究科
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APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO
THE DOCTORAL COURSE FOR 2020

鳥取大学大学院共同獣医学研究科
Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Tottori University

4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
TEL: +81-857-31-5365
FAX: +81-857-31-5347

Admission Policy
The Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences is looking for students who:
(1) have sound research and veterinary ethical values and can adhere to the Code of
Conduct;(2) have adequate basic academic abilities and skills in veterinary and animal sciences;(3) have English language skills and communication skills necessary for research activities;(4) have a motivation and an inquiring mind to actively work on research topics;(5) have energy and ambition to conduct creative research with a broad view.
The application documents will not be submitted for any other reasons or to any other persons, unless in thecase of an exception set by the article 9 (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held byIncorporated Administrative Agencies, etc.

Entrance Examination Schedule○Admission in April 2020 (First round)
Item
Entrance examination eligibility application
Examination application period
Examination dateAnnouncement of results
Admission procedures

Schedule
July 5 (Fri.) to July 19 (Fri.), 2019
August 1 (Thu.) to August 7 (Wed.), 2019
September 5 (Thu.), 2019
September 13 (Fri.), 2019
February 25 (Tue.) to February 28 (Fri.), 2020

○Admission in April 2020 (Second round)
Item
Entrance examination eligibility application

Schedule
December 16 (Mon.),2019 to January 6 (Mon.),2020
January 14 (Tue.) to January 17 (Fri.), 2020
February 4 (Tue.), 2020
February 19 (Wed.), 2020
February 25 (Tue.) to February 28 (Fri.), 2020

Examination application period
Examination dateAnnouncement of results
Admission procedures＊The second round may not be conducted depending on the results of the first round.
＊Whether the second round is conducted or not is planned to be announced on the Joint
Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University ,Tottori University website(https://vetsci.gt-jdvm.jp/) after the announcement of results for the first round.

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Ⅰ．Student Admission
Student admission
CourseApril 2020 entrance
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Joint Major of Veterinary Sciences

Ⅱ．Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements.
１．Those who have graduated from a medical, dental, veterinary or pharmacy school after completing a sixyear course (including those who will do so by March 2020 for April 2020 entrance)
２．Those who have completed 18 years of school education abroad (including those who will do so by
March 2020 for April 2020 entrance)（Limited to a final course in medicine, dentistry, pharmaceuticalsciences or veterinary medicine）
３．Those who have completed 18 years of school education abroad by taking subjects through acorrespondence course of foreign countries in Japan（Limited to a final course in medicine, dentistry,
pharmaceutical sciences or veterinary medicine）(including those who will do so by March 2020 for
April 2020 entrance)
４．Those who have completed 18 years of foreign school education in Japan designated by the Minister of
Education, Science and Culture of Japan（Limited to a final course in medicine, dentistry,
pharmaceutical sciences or veterinary medicine）(including those who will do so by March 2020 for
April 2020 entrance)
５．Individuals who have been granted a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree by an overseas university
or other overseas school (provided that the comprehensiveness of such educational research activity isevaluated by a person who is certified by the government or a relevant authority of the country, or that
it is separately specified as equivalent by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology) following completion of a course with a length of at least 5 years (This may involve thecompletion of a course through correspondence classes conducted in Japan by the overseas school, or
the completion of a course on the above-specified research at an education facility designated by theschool education system in the relevant country.) （Limited to a final course in medicine, dentistry,
pharmaceutical sciences or veterinary medicine）(including those who will do so by March 2020 for
April 2020 entrance)
６．Those designated by the Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Japan（according to the
Ministry of Education 1955 Notification No. 39）（１）They should have graduated from a medical or dental school according to Article 388 in the former
School Education Ordinance.
（２）They should have graduated from the National Defense Medical College according to Article 164 in
the Establishment Law of the Japan Ministry of Defense.
（３）They should have acquired a degree equivalent to a master’s or should have studied for more than 22years on a doctoral course without a course division composed of two-year and three-year courses andshould have received more than 30 credits and instruction of research. Further, their current researchaccomplishments should be authorized by this graduate school; they should also be certified by the
University as applicants having higher qualifications than those who have completed courses inveterinary or pharmaceutical sciences school after completing a six-year course, medical or dental
schools.
（４）They should have been devoted to research in universities or institutes for more than 2 years after
having graduated from a university or college (excluding veterinary, pharmaceutical sciences ,medical,
and dental schools) or should have completed 16 years of educational courses at a foreign school.
Further, they should be authorized with accomplishments in the present research by this graduate
school as applicants having qualifications higher than those who have completed courses in aveterinary or pharmaceutical sciences school after completing a six-year course, medical or dental
school.
７．Applicants who have entered the other graduate schools (Limited to doctoral course in medicine,
dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences or veterinary medicine) of universities according to the second
clause of Article 102 of the School Education Law and were admitted by this graduate school on thebasis of their academic abilities.
８．Applicants who fall into one of the following categories will be considered by this graduate school as
having the necessary credits with an excellent record:（１）Those who have studied at a veterinary or pharmacy school on a six-year course, medical or dental
school for more than 4 years（２）Those who have completed 16 years of school education abroad (including those who will do so by
entrance)（Limited to a curriculum in medicine or dentistry, a six-year curriculum in veterinary
medicine or pharmaceutical sciences）（３）Those who have completed 16 years of school education abroad by taking subjects through acorrespondence course of foreign countries in Japan (including those who will do so by entrance)（Limited to a course in medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences or veterinary medicine）
９．Those who are 24 years or older by March 2020 and were admitted by this graduate school on the basisof their having abilities equivalent to those of the graduates of a curriculum in medicine or dentistry, a
six-year curriculum in veterinary medicine or pharmaceutical sciences; their abilities are determinedthrough Joint Graduate School’s special entrance examination
Refer Section Ⅲ if you are under items 6(3), 6(4), 7, 8 and 9.

Ⅲ．Recognition of Admission Requirements
Authorization will be issued upon submission of the following papers and oral examination. However,
the oral examination will be omitted for those applicants who are able to show that their scholastic levelis equivalent to or higher than that of students falling under the previously mentioned categories.

3１． Documents to be submitted:① Application for the
Certification of

The form issued by this graduate school should be used, and it should
be filled out completely. (Form No. 8）

Qualification② Curriculum vitae

The form issued by this graduate school should be used, and it should
be filled out completely.（Form No. 2）③ Statement of

Use official form (Form No. 9）

research

Under Item 6(4)experience

History of employment needs to be certified by the dean(s) or the
director(s) of the institutions where the applicant has worked or works
at present. The history of employment written by the applicant may be
accepted, even if it can not be certified at the relevant institution(s).

④ Summary of

A summary of the applicant’s research achievements on A4-size paper.

research

It should be about 1,000 characters in Japanese or 600 words inachievements

English. Use A4 paper and attach a cover sheet (Form No.10).

⑤ Supplementarymaterials to show

If available, attach supplementary materials (e.g., a copy of a thesis or
research paper) showing the applicant’s research achievements.

past researchexperience⑥ Academic transcript

A copy of the official transcript of the latest degree certified by thepresident of the last school from which the applicant graduated should
be attached.

２．Submission Period
April 2020 entrance (First round)

July 5 (Fri.) to July 19 (Fri.), 2019

April 2020 entrance (Second round)December 16 (Mon.), 2019 to January 6 (Mon.), 2020

３．Submission Method
Application documents should be submitted in person or mailed. The admission office is open 9:00 am– 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday (except for holidays) for submission.
If the application form is accompanied by the other application materials, they should be sent byregistered special delivery with “Application Form Enclosed” written on the envelope (preferably in
red ink), to the following address:（The documents must arrive by 17:00 of the last day for an
application period.）
４．Address
4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
General Affairs Section for Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori

4University TEL: +81-857-31-5365
５．Applicants taking the oral examination will be separately notified of the date.
６．Authorization
The result of the examination will be mailed to each applicant on:
April 2020 entrance (First round)

August 1 (Thu.), 2019

April 2020 entrance (Second round)

January 14 (Tue.), 2020

Ⅳ．Application Procedure
１． Application period
The deadlines for receiving the applications and all supporting documents are as follows:
April 2020 entrance (First round)

August 1 (Thu.) to August 7 (Wed.), 2019

April 2020 entrance (Second round)

January 14 (Tue.) to January 17 (Fri.), 2020

２．Application process
Application documents should be submitted in person or mailed. The admission office is open 9:00
am – 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday (except for holidays) for submission.
If the application form is accompanied by the other application materials, they should be sent byregistered special delivery with “Application Form Enclosed” written on the envelope (preferably in
red ink), to the following address:（The documents must arrive by 17:00 of the last day for an
application period.）
３．The Administration Office
4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori, 680-8553 Japan
General Affairs Section for Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori
University TEL: +81-857-31-5365

FAX: +81-857-31-5347

４．Application documents➀ Application form

The application form issued by this graduate school should be used,
and it should be filled out in English. (Use Form No. 1)② Examination Admission

Use official form (Form No. 1-1)

Card and Photograph Card
③ Two identical

Photographs taken within the last three months before thephotographs

application should be provided for the designated sections of theapplication form and the admission card. The photographs should be
portrait-sized (4×3 cm).

④ Curriculum vitae

Use official form ( Form No. 2)⑤ A copy of the degree certificate regarding the completion of the final school course or a master’s

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course should be provided.
⑥ Academic transcript

A copy of the official transcript of the latest degree certified by thepresident or dean of the last school from which the applicant
graduated should be attached. (Unquestioned style. Possibly, use
official form No. 3 )⑦ Application fee

30,000 JPN.
＊ Foreign students with a scholarship from the Japanese
government are exempt from paying the application fee.
＊ Complete the payment transfer at any bank in Japan (except for
Post office and Japan Post Bank) and use the enclosed slip, Attach thepayment receipt slip on the form of Confirmation of payment ofapplication fee, Form No. 4.
Application fee should not be deposited through an ATM. The
commission fee associated with this payment is the responsibility of
the applicant. Keep the receipt of application fee deposit. Application
fee will not be returned for any reasons after we receive theapplication documents except for below cases,
１）the fee has been paid without any application
２）rejection of the application
３）the fee has been paid twice⑧ Copy of the graduation

A summary of the applicant’s undergraduate thesis or master’s thesis

thesis（A summary of youron A4-size paper (about 2,000 characters in Japanese or 1,200 words

research work experience）

in English) with a cover page (Form 5, enclosed). Those who will
graduate by March 2020 for April 2020 entrance or those who are notrequired undergraduate thesis, submit a summary of your research
work experience at your university or working place. If neither ofthese is possible, submit a statement of yourpurpose for applying to the course in 1,000 Japanese characters or
less.

⑨ Research Proposal

A written proposal for research to be conducted at this graduate
school. The proposal must be on A4-size paper, with a cover page
(Form 6, enclosed), and should be about 1,000 characters in Japaneseor 600 words in English.

⑩ Employment letter if

If the applicant is working for a public office or company, a letter ofapplicable

permission written by the head at the place of employment should besubmitted. (The form issued by this graduate school should be used.)（Use Form No. 7）⑪ Return envelope

A self-addressed envelope (including the applicant’s name,address, and zip code), stamped (362 JPN) and 23.5 cm × 12.0

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cm in size.
※ If the postage has been revised at the time of application, please
put the postage stamp at the revised rate including the expressdelivery fee within 25g.
⑫ A copy of passport etc.

Foreign applicants who live in Japan should submit a copy of passport(only for foreign applicants)or residence card (both sides). Others should submit a copy of
passport.

〔Notes〕（１）Before submitting the application, it is desirable for the applicant to consult with the major
professor under whom the applicant wishes to study.（Appended Table：Major Supervisors andtheir Research Interests）（２）For those with physical and other handicaps : If you have any physical and/or other handicaps, wesuggest that you notify us about your situation in advance. We can consider take your condition at
the time of the entrance examination and thereafter. Therefore, those with physical and otherhandicaps are requested to submit a description of your condition along with a doctor’s diagnosis.
（Address to General Affairs Section for Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty ofAgriculture, Tottori University), There are no fixed forms for the description of your condition ; youcan choose the most suitable way to describe them. However, please be sure to include :Admission in April 2020 (First round): untill August. 2 (Fri.) 2019, up to 3 days before thedeadline.
Admission in April 2020 (Second round): untill January. 14(Tue.) 2020, up to 3 days before thedeadline.
① Your name, your present address and phone number② The name of the probable major supervisor③ The name of the department, the faculty and the university you graduated from
④ The type and degree of your handicap⑤ Any considerations you wish us to make for you at the time of the entrance examination⑥ Any considerations you wish us to make for you after you have been accepted to our
Graduate School⑦ Description of any treatment you have thus far received at your former university⑧ Any comments about your daily life in term of your condition that you want us to know about（３）No change in the documents will be allowed after submission of the application.
（４）None of the documents submitted will be returned to the applicants.

Ⅴ．Selection of ApplicantsApplicants will be selected on a competitive basis. The admission of an applicant will be determined on
the basis of his/her written and oral test scores and academic record.

7However, foreign students may be selected on the basis of their application documents and need nottake the written or oral tests in Japan.
１．Examination of Academic Subjects① Written examination:
Foreign language: English
Note 1. Stedman’s medical dictionary will be provided by the administration office.
Note 2. Foreign students can choose between Japanese and English essays.
In addition, the foreign language examinations exam (practical English skill test, TOEIC (L & R),
TOEFL PBT) designated by this graduate school, those who have the score in the table below exempt
from the above-mentioned writing test.
Practical English skill test

TOEIC（L&R）

TOEFL PBT

Grade Pre 1 or higher

730 points or more

550 points or more

※ Only score accepted after October 2017
Please submit the application form (certificate) strictly sealed by the relevant examination executing
agency, enclose it in the application document without opening it, and submit it.
② Oral examination:
The oral test will concern the student’s recent research contents (graduation thesis, master’s
degree, research results, case reports, or a substitute) and the statement of his/her study plan in thisgraduate school. The oral presentation and the questions will take approximately 10 minutes.
Discussions will take approximately 20 minutes. (Please bring your own PC, and use the LCD
projector to give a presentation. An appropriate converter should be prepared for projection to theprojector using the 15-pin connector. In addition, to avoid some troubles at the time of presentation,please convert the PowerPoint data for presentation into PDF, and bring it into flash memory.)
２．Admission of foreign students based on their application documents
For special reasons, those who are unable to come to Japan at the time of the entrance examination
may be selected on the basis of their application documents.
Note 1. Those who wish to undergo the abovementioned selection procedure without taking theexaminations are required to have sufficient consultations with the major supervisor underwhom they will study and for supervisor confirmation before the time of application.
Note 2. Those working in a public office or company must submit recommendation letters written by
two academic advisors or heads at the place of employment, and preferred supervisor.

Ⅵ．Time, Date, and Place of Examination
April 2020 entrance (First round)

September 5 (Thu.), 2019

April 2020 entrance (Second round)February 4 (Tue.), 20208

Examination
Written Test Foreign Language

Time

Place

10:00～11:30＊Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori

13:00～

University(Japanese or English essay)
Oral Test＊ The location will be announced when the examination admission card is sent.

Ⅶ．Announcement of the Successful Applicants
List of the successful applicants admitted to the course will be posted on theannouncement board at the entrance of the Building No.1 at Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori
University, on the following dates:
April 2020 entrance (First round)

September 13 (Fri.), 2019

April 2020 entrance (Second round)February 19 (Wed.), 2020

at 10:00 am＊ In addition, a separate notice will be mailed to each successful applicant.
No inquiry will be accepted by telephone or other means.

Ⅷ．Enrollment Procedure
１．Notification of the submission of registration and documents
The time of registration is from:
April 2020 entrance

February 25 (Tue.) to February 28 (Fri.), 2020

＊ The documents must arrive by 17:15 of the last day for an application period.
２．Documents and procedural instructions will be provided to each successful applicant along with aletter of notification.
３．Course fees
① Entrance fee: 282,000 JPN② Tuition fee: 267,900 JPN for the first semester (535,800 JPN per year)
The tuition fee for the first semester must be paid by May 31, 2020 and the tuition fee for thesecond semester must be paid by November 30, 2020. Further information will be provided toaccepted applicants.
【Notes】（１）The admission fee is not refundable. There are no exceptions.
（２）The students who want to apply for exemption of the admission and tuition fees should not pay
during the admission procedures period.

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（３）The admission and tuition fees are estimates. If the fees are revised upon your entrance or during
the course, the revised entrance and tuition fees will be put into effect.
（４）Foreign students with a scholarship from the Japanese government are exempt from paying theentrance and tuition fees.

Ⅸ．Long-term Enrollment System
Long-term enrollment system is facilitated at our graduate school for a student who has difficultycompleting the course within the standard study period due to having work or other relevant reason. A
student applicable under this system is given an opportunity to complete courses and obtain a degreeaccording to a set schedule exceeding the standard study period. Those who wish to use this system should
apply at the time of enrollment procedure. For details, please contact the General Affairs Section for Joint
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University.

＜Outline of the Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Tottori University＞
1. Purpose of Establishment
The purpose of the Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences is to contribute to the maintenance anddevelopment of an affluent society by producing leading veterinary practitioners who have gained academic
knowledge and skills and practical abilities in the field of veterinary hygiene, public health, One Health, or
intractable disease treatment/drug discovery and development as specialists in veterinary hygiene, publichealth, in One Health or in intractable disease treatment/drug discovery and development, respectively,
under the educational philosophy of: (i) training educators and researchers in veterinary sciences who cancontribute to the advancement of veterinary sciences by promoting advanced research in a wide range ofareas related to animal and human health, including the soundness of ecosystems; and (ii) fostering
professionals in veterinary sciences who have advanced knowledge and skills and expertise and high ethicalvalues and will play a leading role in the global community and local communities.
2. Diploma Policy
The Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences awards the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary
Science to students who enroll for the required period, acquire the specified number of credits, acquire
advanced and extensive expertise and research skills that meet the school’s purpose of training humanresources, and pass a thesis defense and a final examination.
(1) Human resources who have advanced expertise and research skills in veterinary and animal sciences.
(2) Human resources who can act as local leaders who respond to social demands by exercising creative
research and communication skills based on a wide interdisciplinary background and a global
viewpoint.
(3) Human resources who can deal with or resolve various issues in veterinary and animal sciences as

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treatment/drug discovery and development.
3. Characteristics of Education and Learning(1) Students receive research guidance under the major supervisor. In addition, students are able to use
the facilities at Gifu University.
(2) At this graduate school, three faculty members: one major supervisor and two associate supervisors(one of them is a faculty member of Gifu University) train a student.
4. Curriculum Policy
To foster human resources who have advanced expertise and research skills and can act as local leaders
who respond to social demands based on a wide interdisciplinary background and a global viewpoint as
described in the Diploma Policy, the following Curriculum Policy is established:(1) The curriculum provides the graduate school’s common subjects, basic educational subjects, specialist
training subjects, research promotion subjects and advanced educational subjects.
(2) Provision of this curriculum is intended to foster local leaders, veterinary science researchers andhigh-level professionals who have acquired advanced expertise and skills in veterinary sciences andcan respond to social demands by exercising creative research and communication skills based on awide interdisciplinary background and a global viewpoint.
5. Requirement for Graduation
Students are required to complete at least 30 credits in the curriculum of this graduate school, receivenecessary research guidance, and pass the examination of the doctoral thesis and the dictation or written
examination on the contents of the dissertation and the field of specialties. By passing the final
examination, a doctor (veterinary science) degree is awarded. In addition, out of 30 credits or more, 10credits or more are of Gifu University opening subjects.

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6. Degree
For those who completed the course of this graduate school, a doctoral degree (Doctor of Philosophy in
Veterinary Science) degree by Tottori University and Gifu University is awarded.
Major Supervisors and their Research Interests
Department

Name of Major

Research Interest

Research Contents

Glycobiology

Research on sulfated carbohydrate chain

Supervisor
Basic

HOSAKA Yoshinao

and cell differentiation mechanism

Veterinary
Science

WARITA Katsuhiko
KITAMURA Naoki

Molecular

Research on statin sensitivity ofMorphology

cancer cells with different origin

Clellular

Research on regulation of excitability

Neurophysiology
OHTA Toshio

in sensory neurons

Molecular

Research on molecular cellular function

cellularof nociceptive and perceptual mechanism

Pharmacology
TAKAHASHI Kenji

Cellularpharmacology

Research on mechanisms of cytotoxicity
and cellular inflammation/toxicology
Veterinary

MORITA Takehito

Pathobiology

Comparative

Research on pathogenesis of metabolic

Neuropathology

and infectious disease in the nervous

and Applied
Veterinary

systemITO Toshihiro

Zoonotic diseases

ScienceResearch on host-range restriction andpathogenic factors of zoonotic
pathogens

YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi
MURASE Toshiyuki

Avian infectious

Avian infectious disease control anddiseases

the ecology of pathogens

Veterinary

Pathogenicity and antimicrobial

Bacteriology

resistance of bacteria causing
infectious diseases in animals

TAKEUCHI Takashi
OZAKI Hiroichi

MucosalResearch on immune response of mucosal

Immunology

tissuePathomicrobiology

Research on host range analysis andpathogenicity

TOMIOKA Yukiko
ClinicalHISHINUMA Mitsugu

Disease model

Developments and analyses of model

animal science

animals for tumors and viral diseases

Theriogenology

Research on reproductive physiology and

Veterinary

assisted reproductive techniques inSciencedomestic animals

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HIKASA Yoshiaki

TAKEUCHI Takashi

Diagnosis andFundamental and clinical research as toTreatment ofpathophysiology, diagnosis andVeterinary

treatment concerning a variety of

Medicinedisorders in veterinary medicine

Neurology

Research on diagnosis and therapeutics
in neurological disease

HARADA Kazuki

Veterinary

Research on pharmacotheapeutics ofClinicalmedical diseases in dogs and cats

Pharmacotherapeut
ics
OKAMOTO Yoshiharu

ClinicalFundamental and clinical study on

Oncology

development of new treatment techniqueto tumor in animal

OSAKI Tomohiro

Small Animal
Oncology

Research on new diagnosis and therapy
in small animal tumors

IMAGAWA Tomohiro

Clinical anatomy

AZUMA Kazuo

SurgicalResearch on etiological analysis of

etiologicalsurgical diseases and their clinicalAnalysisapplications

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Anatomical analyses of CT and MR images